Sales Order Planner

Come join us at SLB New Energy & Industrial and be part of a global company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet

SLB New Energy & Industrial (NEI) is a division of SLB; our portfolio includes ventures in carbon capture and sequestration, geothermal power, energy storage, sustainable battery-grade lithium, hydrogen and Data center infrastructure solutions. To know more about NEI please visit https://www.slb.com/about/driving-energy-innovation/scaling-new-energy-systems

Our Data Center infrastructure solutions business provides Innovative and cost-effective solutions that enable building faster, smarter and more resilient data centers. Our modular infrastructure solutions scale AI and cloud computing capacity while minimizing capital risk and deployment delays. From design and supply chain to commissioning and operations, by standardizing components and relocating labor to controlled offsite environments, we help reduce costs, improve lead times, and lower construction risk while ensuring quality and global repeatability. To know more about our Data Centers Infrastructure solutions please visit https://www.slb.com/products-and-services/scaling-new-energy-systems/data-center-infrastructure-solutions

SLB is seeking a motivated Sales Order Planner to support our Data Center infrastructure solutions business.

The Sales Order Planner is responsible for managing customer sales orders from order entry through delivery execution while ensuring alignment between customer requirements, project schedules, production capacity, and material availability. The role serves as a key communication link between Project Management, Production Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Logistics to proactively identify and mitigate delivery risks.

A primary responsibility of this position is to maintain regular communication with Project Management regarding medium- and long-term delivery commitments, schedule constraints, capacity limitations, material shortages, and any risks that could impact customer milestones.

Job Duties/Responsibilities: 

Sales Order Management

• Ensure sales order dates are aligned with project schedules, production plans, and customer requirements.
• Monitor order status from release through shipment and delivery completion.
• Coordinate order prioritization based on project needs and business objectives.

Delivery Risk Management

• Identify medium- and long-term delivery risks related to capacity, material shortages, engineering changes, supplier constraints, or production delays.
• Develop and maintain delivery risk assessments for assigned projects and product lines.
• Escalate potential schedule impacts in a timely manner and recommend recovery plans.
• Track risk mitigation actions through closure.

Project Management Communication

• Serve as the primary planning interface between Supply Chain and Project Management teams.
• Provide routine updates on delivery commitments, forecasted completion dates, and schedule performance.
• Communicate potential impacts to project milestones and customer deliveries.
• Participate in project review meetings and support schedule alignment discussions.
• Ensure project managers have accurate and current information regarding delivery status and risks.

Planning and Forecasting

• Support demand planning and capacity planning activities.
• Analyze backlog, forecast demand, and production constraints to support delivery commitments.
• Collaborate with Production Planning to balance customer priorities and manufacturing capacity.
• Monitor key performance indicators related to on-time delivery and backlog management.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, and Customer Service teams to support successful order execution.
• Coordinate actions required to resolve shortages, schedule conflicts, or customer delivery issues.
• Facilitate communication across departments to ensure al